which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per 9 innings

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.13 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per 9 innings with a minimum of 1500 IP?
NAMEK/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.13
2090.0
394
146
88
.624
313
3.00
2,585
16
3
12
1,695
697
750
213
490
131
25
15
8,412
48
2.11
5.28
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.23
70
2.87
69
7.30
303.8
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.82
1539.2
248
96
65
.596
248
2.57
1,851
4
2
0
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
66
2.70
66
6.86
239.4
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.61
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.60
2963.0
483
220
117
.653
474
3.22
3,489
12
5
0
2,433
1,059
1,132
354
779
114
2
20
11,987
80
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.44
77
3.23
78
7.39
302.5
5Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.50
1778.0
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2,075
2
1
0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.37
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10.04
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
8Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.85
1720.2
286
109
89
.551
286
3.83
1,883
6
4
0
1,527
733
772
219
451
56
0
16
7,061
18
2.36
4.18
1.15
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
4.04
91
3.51
82
7.99
145.6
9Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.62
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.1
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
11Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.48
1728.1
283
113
75
.601
283
3.28
1,820
5
3
0
1,475
630
683
166
490
76
0
14
7,086
41
2.55
3.71
0.86
25.7
6.9
1.14
.289
3.56
82
3.28
80
7.68
164.6
12Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.46
1641.2
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
1,725
18
8
1
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
13Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.29
1682.0
278
110
89
.553
270
3.74
1,736
10
7
1
1,506
699
746
147
669
44
3
33
7,120
107
3.58
2.59
0.79
24.4
9.4
1.29
.300
3.99
99
3.44
90
8.06
81.5
14Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.28
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
15Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.23
1917.0
362
112
113
.498
323
3.81
1,965
4
2
0
1,836
811
867
234
535
38
11
11
8,005
64
2.51
3.67
1.10
24.5
6.7
1.24
.306
4.07
92
3.59
85
8.62
134.3
16Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.05
1687.1
335
112
105
.516
286
4.22
1,696
11
4
2
1,673
792
832
221
468
56
23
21
7,073
61
2.50
3.62
1.18
24.0
6.6
1.27
.313
4.44
102
3.76
90
8.92
74.1
17Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
2,015
4
2
1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
18Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9.04
1922.0
340
125
102
.551
331
3.59
1,930
7
5
0
1,681
766
840
193
622
57
2
5
7,972
106
2.91
3.10
0.90
24.2
7.8
1.20
.288
3.93
87
3.51
85
7.87
135.9
19Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
9.01
1813.2
419
112
114
.496
300
4.15
1,815
3
1
1
1,649
837
911
184
816
62
19
15
7,781
100
4.05
2.22
0.91
23.3
10.5
1.36
.299
4.52
101
3.88
95
8.18
39.3
20Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3567.2
555
266
158
.627
555
3.32
3,553
26
9
0
3,046
1,317
1,428
371
1,004
121
0
28
14,607
99
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.60
79
3.43
81
7.68
310.9
21Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
8.86
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
2,453
103
23
14
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
7.03
160.4
22Johan Santana
J. Santana
8.83
2025.2
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
1,988
15
10
1
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
23Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
8.73
1976.1
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
1,918
16
9
0
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
109
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
102
4.22
98
8.05
14.5
24David Price
D. Price
8.72
2143.2
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
2,076
17
3
3
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
25Charlie Morton
C. Morton
8.72
2267.2
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
2,196
3
2
0
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
103
3.89
97
8.51
36.6

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